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City of South Bend Petition for Incentives ? ,_ Petition must include o$250 filing fee payable to the City Clerk's Office or online via the City's website at I http://southbendin.gov/government/content/tox-abatement before processing can be completes - General Information Project Name I Project Number Legal name as registered with Secretary of Truck Centers, Inc. State Business structure Truck Centers, Inc. (Illinois corporation) Company website www.truckcentersinc.com Proposed Project Information Proposed project address 4373 Ameritech Drive Parent company name City,State,Zip South Bend. IN 46628 Legal owner Hopkins Properties of South Bend,LLC Site acreage or acreage required 19.8 Is the real estate owned or Owned by Affiliate/Applicant Io aSf"f Square feet of facility 100,000 (approximate) if leased by whom Primary Contact Information Primary company contact name Justin Hopkins Title Executive Vice President Address of company contact 2280 Formosa Rd Phone (618)667-3454 City,State,Zip Troy, IL 62294 Email justinhopkins@truckcentersinc corn Senior Official Information Company senior official name Katie Hopkins Title President/COO Address of company contact(If different from Phone ann e1 2280 Formosa Road (618)667-3454 • City,State,Zip Troy, IL 62294 Email khopkins@truckcentersinc.com Consultant Information/Agent Hired business consultant/agent nameRichard Deahl,Barnes 8—homburg LLP Consultant release(Y/N) Yes Address Local economic development partners 100 North Michigan St.. Suite 700 aooroval IY/N City,State,Zlp South Bend, IN 46601 Email Richard.Deahl@btfaw corn Project Overview Brief description of your Hopkins Properties of South Bend,LLC(an affiliate of Truck Centers,Inc.("TCI")is proposing to invest in excess of company,project,and why the S16MM in the acquisition and construction of a 100,000(approximate)square foot dealership facility to support TCI's property Is necessary for strategic growth plan and to enhance its ability to serve customers. economic growth Truck Centers,Inc.,based in Troy,IL,is a family-owned dealer group providing a full array of products and service to the heavy truck industry including truck sales,parts,service,body shop and training Strong relationships with our customers, manufacturers and suppliers form the foundation upon which we've built the premier oganization and become the recognized industry leader that we are today. Founded In 1970,Truck Centers,Inc was one of the first heavy truck dealers to receive a Freightliner franchise in 1977 We've come a long way since then. Our network now consists of ten full-service dealerships and two satelitte locations In the St Louis metro area,Illinois and Indiana proudly representing Freightliner,Western Star,Ottawa,Fuso,Sprinter and Detroit performance products. The TCI team has grown from15 employees to a team that Is 720+strong and dedicated to our core values of premier customer care and quality service. The new site would allow us to offer a premier service center in Northern Indiana and increase our support for the on-highway and vocational truck markets as well as providing additional support for the RV manufacturing industry The move from our current location in South Bend to the proposed site would maintain our current 42 South Bend jobs and add 30 jobs to the market to get started. Certified Technology Park appropriate N/A Is the project in a Tax Incremental Financing N/A RIF)area? dna,which? Certify that the Building Permit has not been Number of residential units created by N/A Issued(Y/N1 nrni rt if this is a petition for personal property tax abatement,has the eauioment been Installed N;A Investment Details Public Infrastructure needs(Off- Has any 504 funding been What Is the value of any equipment being purchased In What is the value of any equipment being site of project in dollars) received? Indiana for the project? purchased from out of state for the project? N/A N/A 1,000,000(Estimate) Unknown